Guide rail for a window blind of a sliding roof system

a technology of sliding roof and guide rail, which is applied in the direction of windows, building components, applications, etc., can solve the problems of adversely affecting operability and service life, and achieve the effect of high frictional forces

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-02-09
ROOF SYST GERMANY
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[0007] The invention provides for an automatic compensation of tolerances in the form of the resilient connecting portion, which is elastic and springy. This makes it possible to design and arrange two guide rails in such a manner that a distance between two guide portions of the two guide rails under any tolerance situation is larger than actually necessary. Once the window blind is inserted into each guide portion of the two guide rails, the two guide portions will be pulled towards each other. During operation, the resilient connecting portion elastically yields without high frictional forces occurring. It is ensured in any case that the window blind is always held taut.

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This is undesirable for aesthetical reasons.
This adversely affects operability and service life.

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[0013]FIG. 1 shows a vehicle including a vehicle roof 5 with an opening 7. Associated with opening 7 is a cover 9 of a sliding roof system. The cover 9 can be shifted between a closed position in which the cover 9 closes the opening 7, and an opened position shown in FIG. 1.

[0014] A window blind 10 is arranged underneath the cover 9 and also underneath the opening 7. With regard to the vehicle, the window blind 10 can be moved forwardly and rearwardly by hand or powered by a motor. If the window blind 10 is fully pushed toward the rear of the vehicle, the opening 7 will be entirely exposed. Fresh air and sunlight are able to freely enter a vehicle interior space. If the window blind 10 is fully pushed toward the front of the vehicle, the opening 7 is covered by the window blind 10. Fresh air and sunlight can enter the vehicle interior space only to a limited extent.

[0015] The window blind 10 is made from a flexible material, for instance from cloth or a plastic film. Provided on a...

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Abstract

The invention relates to a guide rail for a window blind of a sliding roof system. The guide rail includes a retaining portion that attaches the guide rail to a vehicle. The guide rail also includes a guide portion that receives the window blind, and a resilient connecting portion which is arranged between the retaining portion and the guide portion.

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[0001] The application claims priority to German Application No. 10 2004 033 982.1, which was filed on Jul. 14, 2004. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] The invention relates to a guide rail for a window blind of a sliding roof system for a motor vehicle. [0003] A window blind of this type may be attached underneath an opening in a vehicle roof in order to cover the opening to a greater or lesser extent at the choice of vehicle occupants. If the opening is to be exposed, the window blind is wound up on a winding shaft. The window blind is uncoiled from the winding shaft to cover the opening. In order to prevent the window blind, when extending underneath the opening in the vehicle roof, from sagging into the vehicle interior space, longitudinal edges of the window blind are received in guide rails so that the window blind can be held taut transverse to a shifting direction of the window blind in the guide rails. [0004] A specified distance between the guide rails has to be maintaine...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): E06B9/56B60J7/00
CPCB60J7/0015B60J7/043B60J3/002B60J1/2086B60R13/025B60Y2200/11
Inventor BOEHM, HORSTBIEWER, CHRISTIANGRIMM, RAINERBECHER, THOMAS
Owner ROOF SYST GERMANY
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